Assembly Bill A4529

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires state and county incarcerated individuals to make medical co-payments

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A4529 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3447
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §608, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2404
2011-2012: S476
2013-2014: S1894
2015-2016: S1686
2017-2018: S2580
2019-2020: S3128
2021-2022: A8543, S2572
2023-2024: A3170, S2939

2025-A4529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a person incarcerated in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an incarcerated individual shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.

2025-A4529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4529
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring incarcerat-
   ed individuals to make medical co-payments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  608
 to read as follows:
   §  608.  MEDICAL  TREATMENT CO-PAYMENT. 1. A PERSON INCARCERATED IN AN
 INSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OR  ANY  COUNTY-OWNED  OR  OPERATED  LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  SHALL MAKE A MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
 SEVEN DOLLARS UPON RECEIPT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT.
   2. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LOG  DOCU-
 MENTING  THE  SCHEDULED  TIME  OF  VISIT,  INMATE NAME AND ID NUMBER AND
 DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT.
   3. EACH MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT SHALL BE POSTED TO THE  INCARCERATED  INDI-
 VIDUALS'  ACCOUNTS  EITHER  AS  MEDICAL  OR DENTAL CHARGES TO FACILITATE
 RESPONSE TO INMATE QUERIES.
   4. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE SENT AN ACCOUNT STATEMENT  AT
 THE END OF EACH MONTH SHOWING ALL CREDITS AND DEBITS AGAINST THE ACCOUNT
 AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATIONS.
   5.  SHOULD  AN  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN
 THEIR ACCOUNT TO COVER THE CHARGES, THEN THEIR ACCOUNT SHALL  BE  FROZEN
 PENDING RECEIPT OF FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THEIR OBLIGATION.
   6.  AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE REFUSED TREATMENT FOR LACK
 OF ABILITY TO PAY CO-PAYMENT  CHARGES.  THE  CHARGE  IS  ASSESSED  AFTER
 COMPLETION OF THE VISIT WHEN THE VISIT LOG IS PROCESSED.
   7.  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS  ARE NOT ASSESSED CO-PAYMENT CHARGES FOR
 PSYCHIATRIC VISITS.
   8. FEDERAL INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WILL BE  BILLED  DIRECTLY  TO  THE
 JURISDICTION  WHICH  WAS  AGREED  TO BY THE FEDERAL AGENCY. SUBSEQUENTLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07176-01-5

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